In this video, Kristen Sikkelee, CEO of YWCA Central Carolinas, shares the importance of YWCA’s mission to eliminate racism and the need to unite.

Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx; Willie Ratchford, executive director of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Relations Committee; Maria Hanlin of Mecklenburg Ministries; and other community leaders rally with YWCA and urge the community to come together in a show of unity at YWCA’s  Stand Against Racism today at Polk Park.

This post is part of the YWCA Stand Against Racism blog carnival on issues of race, justice and diversity. We invite you to join the dialogue! Post your comment below, share your story and follow the conversation on Twitter with the hashtag #StandAgainstRacism.